Barreto Cellars 2004 Lodi Tempranillo
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Iberian varietals. California terroir. Incredible wines.
Barreto Cellars is a Central Coast Winery dedicated to producing premium-quality wines featuring grape varietals from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). Having relatives who migrated to America from these regions, we have a strong connection and desire to develop wines utilizing these varietals, a number of which are grown in small amounts in select vineyards throughout California.
The Mediterranean climate and soil is very similar to much of California, providing us with the opportunity to create new varietal wines and blends unfamiliar to many wine drinkers. Currently we are creating wines in the New World style, while trying to capture the truly unique characteristics each variety possesses.
Tasting Notes
This interpretation of the king of Spanish wines dares to break from tradition by capturing the upfront fruitiness of the variety and presenting it to the palate with a smooth, velvety texture that adds to its pleasant finish.
| Composition | 89% Tempranillo 8% Tannat 3% Souzao Silvaspoons Vineyard |
| Appellation | Lodi |
| Harvested | September 17, 2003 |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Fermented in | Small open-topped containers |
| Aged for | 18 |
| Aged in | French oak (30% new) |
| Bottled | April 25, 2005 |
| Production | 210 cases |
| Awards | GOLD MEDAL 2006 Denver International Wine Competition GOLD MEDAL 2006 Taster's Guild International Wine Competition SILVER MEDAL 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition SILVER MEDAL 2006 Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition |
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